Award Predictions – The Sacred Wall

Final 95th Academy Award Nomination Predictions

It’s finally that time, folks. Tomorrow morning, the Academy will name their nominations for the best films of 2022. And while several categories feel, for the most part, set in stone, there are still plenty of question marks left to fill. And...

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29th Screen Actors Guild Award Nomination Predictions

Tomorrow morning, Haley Lu Richarson and Ashley Park will read the list of nominees for the 29th Screen Actors Guild Awards. It’s the first significant show of the season, as it shares the most overlap with the Academy. Hell, it most likely was...

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Golden Globes Predictions: The 6th Annual Sacred Wall Beat The Guru Competition

Well, folks, it’s finally time. Television’s drunkest, potentially most broken awards show in the business is back after a one-year hiatus: the 80th Golden Globe Awards. Yes, the Globes were banished from television last year while the Hollywood...

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80th Golden Globe Award Nomination Predictions

Well folks, it’s time. In more ways than one. This Monday, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association will announce the nominees for the 80th Golden Globe Awards, officially kicking off awards season. It will also be the Globes’ big return back...

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95th Academy Award Predictions: The Race Before Precursor Awards

This week, the Oscar race will officially be upon us. Gone are the days of festivals and early screening recaps. The Gotham Awards, the New York Film Critics, and the Los Angeles Film Critics will hand out their awards and begin the long...

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74th Primetime Emmy Awards Final Predictions

This Monday, awards season will finally kick off with the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards. We will finally learn what the best of the best* shows were in one of the most surprisingly great years in the medium’s history. Hell, I’ve even watched every...

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95th Academy Award Predictions: Where Do We Stand Before The Festivals?

We are now at the dawn of festival season, and with Oscar winners being born and dying over and over for the next few weeks, I thought I’d take a moment to freshen up my predictions. After all, the last time I wrote about the Best Picture race...

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95th Academy Awards: The Technical Categories

It’s finally here! Festival season is upon us! And while we now generally know which films will be in the race, we will soon know exactly which films will impress, which will fall flat, and who will soon be marching their way to Oscar glory. And...

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95th Academy Award Predictions: The Music

There is a common misconception amongst awards prognosticators that The Music Categories are the hardest awards to predict in advance. After all, you can guess what movies are coming out, and which ones will appeal to voters, with a certain...

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95th Academy Award Predictions: The Features

With the fall festival season starting later this week, perhaps it’s time to turn to the stupidest categories to predict this early in the season: the Features. While Animated, Documentary, and International Feature are supposed to be equals to...

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95th Academy Award Predictions: The Screenplays

With the acting categories securely in our rearview mirror, I thought now was the perfect time to turn our attention to the Screenplay categories. Alongside Best Director and Best Editing, the Screenplay categories are your best bet at predicting...

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95th Academy Award Predictions: Best Supporting Actress

As always, we wrap up our look at the acting nominees with Best Supporting Actress. While it usually doesn’t play a major role in the Best Picture race, a strong Supporting Actress – be it a supportive wife or mother, a spunky ingenue, or a...